Exhibit 10.35
PHOTOGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") is made as of
February 18, 2000 by and among Photogen Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the "COMPANY"), and the holders of the Company's Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock signatory hereto.
R E C I T A L S:
A. Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of the date
hereof by and between the Company and the Holder (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT"),
such Holder has acquired, or will acquire in the future, certain shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "SERIES B
PREFERRED STOCK"), which Series B Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of
Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Company (the "COMMON STOCK").
B. The parties desire to set forth herein their agreement on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein related to the granting of
certain registration rights to the Holders relating to the Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
A G R E E M E N T:
The parties hereto agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the following respective meanings:
"COMMISSION" shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
"DEMAND REGISTRATION" means a registration by the Company for a public
offering of Registrable Securities on Form S-3 (or any successor form to Form
S-3) or any similar short-form registration statement, or a Form S-1 (or any
successor or equivalent registration form) only if the Company is not eligible
to use Form S-3 for that transaction, the reasonably anticipated aggregate price
to the public of which, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, if any,
would be at least $2,000,000.
"ELIGIBLE HOLDER" means a Holder that beneficially owns $250,000 or
more of Series B Stock (based on the purchase price of Series B Preferred Stock
in the Purchase Agreement) or Common Stock issued upon conversion of such amount
of Series B Preferred Stock.
"EXCHANGE ACT" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the
same shall be in effect from time to time.
"HOLDERS" or "HOLDERS OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" shall mean each
purchaser of Series B Preferred Stock who is a party to this Agreement and any
Person who shall have acquired Registrable Securities from such purchaser as
permitted herein in a transaction pursuant to which registration rights are
transferred pursuant to Section 10 hereof.
"INITIATING HOLDERS" means Holders that collectively beneficially own
$1,000,000 or more of Series B Preferred Stock (based on the purchase price of
Series B Preferred Stock in the Purchase Agreement) or Common Stock issued upon
conversion of such amount of Series B Preferred Stock.
"PERSON" shall mean an individual, a partnership, a company, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental or quasi-governmental entity, or any department,
agency or political subdivision thereof.
"REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means (i) any shares of Common Stock issued
or issuable upon conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and (ii) any
shares of Common Stock issued or issuable in respect of the securities referred
to in clause (i) above upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or
similar event. The term "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" EXCLUDES in all cases, however,
(a) Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock
that may be sold under Rule 144(k) promulgated under the Securities Act or
shares held by a Person to whom registration rights are not transferred pursuant
to Section 10 hereof, and (b) shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of
Series B Preferred Stock that have been sold either in a transaction pursuant to
an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to any
provision of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.
The terms "REGISTER," "REGISTERED" and "REGISTRATION" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act.
"REGISTRATION EXPENSES" shall mean all expenses, other than Selling
Expenses, incurred by the Company in complying with Sections 2 or 3 hereof,
including without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees,
exchange listing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, and the expense of any
special audits incident to or required by any such registration.
"SECURITIES ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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"SELLING EXPENSES" shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling
commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by
the Holders and the costs and fees of any accountants, attorneys or other
experts retained by the Holders or Holder.
2. DEMAND REGISTRATION.
(a) REQUESTS FOR REGISTRATION. At any time after April 1, 2000,
the Initiating Holders may request in writing that the Company engage in two
Demand Registrations, one such registration on or after April 1, 2000 and a
second on or after April 1, 2001. Within 10 days after receipt of any such
request, the Company will give written notice of such requested registration
to all other Eligible Holders. The Company shall include in such offering the
Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holders and those Eligible Holders
who have responded affirmatively within 10 days after the receipt of the
Company's notice. If the Demand Registration is not an underwritten offering,
the Company shall file for a so-called traditional "shelf registration" on
Form S-3 (or Form S-1) pursuant to which the Initiating Holders and Eligible
Holders participating in such registration may sell their Registrable
Securities from time to time at prevailing market prices directly, through
agents they designate, or through dealers.
(b) PRIORITY ON DEMAND REGISTRATION. If a Demand Registration is
an underwritten offering and the managing underwriters advise the Company in
writing that in their opinion the number of Registrable Securities requested
to be included in such offering exceeds the number of Registrable Securities
which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the
marketability of the offering, the Company will include in such registration
(subject to the rights of the holder(s) of the Company's Series A Convertible
Exchangeable Preferred Stock (the "SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK") and to the
rights of other Persons under agreements existing as of the date hereof such
number of Registrable Securities allocated PRO RATA among the Holders thereof
based upon the number) of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder
and the Company will provide an additional registration within 6 months
thereafter for Registrable Securities excluded from that offering. No
securities other than Registrable Securities hereunder shall be included in
such Demand Registration without the prior written consent of Initiating and
Eligible Holders who collectively hold Registrable Securities representing at
least 50% of the Registrable Securities subject to the Demand Registration,
except for securities relating to the Company's existing obligations to third
party demand or piggyback rights on a pro rata basis with the Registrable
Securities.
(c) RESTRICTIONS ON DEMAND REGISTRATION. The Initiating Holders
in the aggregate will be entitled to request two Demand Registrations
hereunder on or after the dates specified in paragraph (a) above (subject to
paragraph (b) above). A registration will not count as a permitted Demand
Registration until it has become effective (unless such Demand Registration
has not become effective due solely to the fault of the Initiating or
Eligible Holders participating in such registration, including a request by
such Holders that such registration be
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withdrawn). The Company may postpone the filing or the effectiveness of a
registration statement for a Demand Registration for up to 30 days in connection
with any Demand Registration requested between April 1, 2000 and June 30, 2000
or up to 90 days for any other Demand Registration if the Company determines in
good faith that such Demand Registration would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company to engage in any
financing, acquisition or disposition of assets (other than in the ordinary
course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer or similar
transaction or would require disclosure of any information that the board of
directors of the Company determines in good faith the disclosure of which would
be detrimental to the Company; provided, however, that in such event, the
Holders initially requesting such Demand Registration will be entitled to
withdraw such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such Demand
Registration will not count as a permitted Demand Registration hereunder and the
Company will pay any Registration Expenses in connection with such registration.
(d) SELECTION OF UNDERWRITERS. If the Demand Registration is
underwritten, the Initiating Holders will have the right to select the
investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer an offering pursuant to the
Demand Registration, subject to the prior written approval of the Company,
which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(e) OTHER REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except as provided in this
Agreement, so long as any Holder owns any Registrable Securities, the Company
will not grant to any Persons the right to request the Company to register
any equity securities of the Company, or any securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for such securities, which conflicts with or
is superior to the rights granted to the Holders hereunder, without the prior
written consent of the Holders of at least 50% of the Registrable Securities,
EXCEPT (i) for securities relating to the Company's existing obligations to
third party demand or piggyback rights on a pro rata basis with the
Registrable Securities, and (ii) for securities issued (or issuable upon
conversion or exercise of options, warrants, convertible instruments and
similar securities that are currently outstanding) to vendors, licensors,
lenders, Persons involved in joint ventures with the Company or its
affiliates, and similar Persons engaged in commercial relationships with the
Company.
3. PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS. (a) RIGHT TO PIGGYBACK. At any time
prior to April 1, 2002 that the Company shall propose to register Common Stock
under the Securities Act (other than in a registration on Form S-3 relating to
sales of securities to participants in a Company dividend reinvestment plan,
Forms S-4 or S-8 or any successor forms, or in connection with an acquisition or
exchange offer or an offering of securities solely to the existing shareholders
or employees of the Company), the Company shall give prompt written notice to
all Holders of Registrable Securities of its intention to effect such a
registration and, subject to Section 3(b) and the other terms of this Agreement,
shall include in such registration all Registrable Securities that are permitted
under applicable securities laws to be included in the form of registration
statement selected by the Company and with respect to which the Company
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has received written requests for inclusion therein by the Holders within 10
days after the receipt of the Company's notice (each, a "PIGGYBACK
REGISTRATION").
(b) PRIORITY ON PIGGYBACK REGISTRATIONS. If a Piggyback Registration
is an underwritten registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing
underwriters advise the Company in writing that in their opinion the number of
securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number
which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability
of the offering, the Company shall include in such registration, only as may be
permitted in the reasonable business judgment of the managing underwriters for
such registration:
(i) first, up to that number of securities the Company proposes to
sell;
(ii) second, up to that number of registrable securities requested to
be included in such registration by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock;
(iii) third, up to that number of Registrable Securities requested to
be included in such registration by the Holders, PRO RATA among the Holders of
such Registrable Securities, on the basis of the number of shares owned by each
of such Holders, subject to the rights of other Persons under agreements
existing as of the date hereof; and
(iv) fourth, up to that number of other securities requested to be
included in such registration.
The Holders of any Registrable Securities included in such a registration shall
execute an underwriting agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the
managing underwriters.
(c) RIGHT TO TERMINATE REGISTRATION. If, at any time after giving
written notice of its intention to register any of its securities as set forth
in Section 3(a) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement
filed in connection with such registration, the Company shall determine for any
reason not to register such securities, the Company may, at its election, give
written notice of such determination to each Holder of Registrable Securities
and thereupon be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable
Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to
pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith as provided herein).
(d) SELECTION OF UNDERWRITERS. The Company shall have the right to
select the investment banker(s) and manager(s) to administer an offering
pursuant to a Piggyback Registration.
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4. EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. Except as otherwise provided herein,
all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with registrations pursuant to
Section 2 shall be borne by the Company and all Selling Expenses relating to
securities registered on behalf of the Holders of Registrable Securities shall
be borne by such Holders. All Registration Expenses incurred in connection with
registrations pursuant to Section 3 shall be borne by the Company except for
Selling Expenses which shall be borne by such Holders.
5. HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS.
(a) The Company agrees (i) not to effect any public sale or
distribution of its equity securities, or any securities convertible into or
exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, for its own account during
the seven days prior to and during the 90-day period beginning on the
effective date of any underwritten Demand Registration (except (A) as part of
such underwritten registration, (B) pursuant to registration statements on
Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form, (C) pursuant to a registration
statement then in effect or (D) as required under any existing contractual
obligation of the Company), unless the underwriters managing the registered
public offering otherwise agree, and (ii) to use reasonable efforts to cause
each holder of at least 5% (on a fully-diluted basis) of its outstanding
Common Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or
exercisable for Common Stock, purchased from the Company at any time after
the date of this Agreement (other than in a registered public offering) to
agree not to effect any public sale or distribution (including sales pursuant
to Rule 144) of any such securities during such periods (except as part of
such underwritten registration, if otherwise permitted), unless the
underwriters managing the registered public offering otherwise agree.
(b) Each Holder agrees, in the event of an underwritten public
offering of Common Stock under a registration statement on Form X-0, X-0 or
S-4, not to effect any offer, sale, distribution or transfer, including a
sale pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then effect) under the
Securities Act (except as part of such registration), beginning on the date
of receipt of a written notice from the Company setting forth its intention
to effect such registration and ending on the earlier of (i) 180 days from
the date of receipt of such written notice or (ii) 90 days from the effective
date of such Registration Statement.
6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. Whenever the Company is under the
obligation to register Registrable Securities hereunder, the Company will use
all reasonable efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such
Registrable Securities, and pursuant thereto the Company will as expeditiously
as possible:
(a) subject to Section 2(c) and 3(a) hereof, prepare and file
with the Commission a registration statement within 45 days of the receipt of
notice from the Holder on any form for which the Company qualifies with
respect to such Registrable Securities and use all reasonable efforts to
cause such registration statement to become effective (provided that before
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filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements
thereto, the Company will (i) furnish to the one counsel selected by the Holders
copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be
subject to the review of such counsel, and (ii) notify each Holder of
Registrable Securities covered by such registration of any stop order issued or
threatened by the Commission);
(b) subject to Section 2(c), 3(b) and 6(e) hereof, prepare and
file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such registration
statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary
to keep such registration statement effective for a period equal to the
shorter of (i) the time at which the registered shares are freely saleable
under Rule 144(k), or (ii) the time by which all securities covered by such
registration statement have been sold, and all Holders shall comply with
Company's reasonable requests in connection with such termination, and comply
with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of
all securities covered by such registration statement during such period in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof
set forth in such registration statement;
(c) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities such number
of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement
thereto, the prospectus included in such registration statement (including
each preliminary prospectus) and such other documents as such seller may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable
Securities owned by such seller;
(d) use all reasonable efforts to register or qualify such
Registrable Securities under the securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as any seller reasonably requests and do any and all other acts
and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable such
seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities owned by such seller (provided that the Company will not be
required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it
would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 6(d), (ii)
subject itself to taxation in any jurisdiction, or (iii) consent to general
service of process in any such jurisdiction);
(e) notify each seller of such Registrable Securities, at any
time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the
prospectus included in such registration statement contains an untrue
statement of a material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and, at the request of any such seller,
the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so
that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable
Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any fact necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to amend the registration statement or
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supplement the Prospectus for a period of up to 90 days if the board of
directors determines in good faith that to do so would reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on any proposal or plan by the Company to engage
in any financing, acquisition or disposition of assets (other than in the
ordinary course of business) or any merger, consolidation, tender offer or
similar transaction or would require the disclosure of any information that the
board of directors determines in good faith the disclosure of which would be
detrimental to the Company, it being understood that the period for which the
Company is obligated to keep the Registration Statement effective shall be
extended for a number of days equal to the number of days the Company delays
amendments or supplements pursuant to this provision. Upon receipt of any notice
pursuant to this Section 6(e), the Holders shall suspend all offers and sales of
securities of the Company and all use of any prospectus until advised by the
Company that offers and sales may resume, and shall keep confidential the fact
and content of any notice given by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(e);
(f) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each
securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are
then listed;
(g) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such
Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such registration
statement;
(h) enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting
agreements in customary form) and take all such other actions as the Holders
of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold or the underwriters,
if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition
of such Registrable Securities;
(i) make available for inspection by a representative of the
Holders of Registrable Securities included in the registration statement, any
underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration
statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such
seller or underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause the Company's
officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all
information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney,
accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement;
(j) otherwise use its reasonable efforts to comply with all
applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its
security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement
covering the period of at least 12 months beginning with the first day of the
Company's first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the
registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions
of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder;
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(k) in the event of the issuance of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of a registration statement, or of any order suspending or
preventing the use of any related prospectus or suspending the qualification
of any Common Stock included in such registration statement for sale in any
jurisdiction, use all reasonable efforts promptly to obtain the withdrawal of
such order; and
(l) if the registration is an underwritten offering, use all
reasonable efforts to obtain a so-called "cold comfort" letter from the
Company's independent public accountants in customary form and covering such
matters of the type customarily covered by cold comfort letters.
7. OBLIGATIONS OF HOLDERS. Whenever the Holders of Registrable
Securities sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration,
such Holders shall be obligated to comply with the applicable provisions of the
Securities Act, including the prospectus delivery requirements thereunder, and
any applicable state securities or blue sky laws.
8. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) In connection with any registration
statement for a Demand Registration in which a Holder of Registrable Securities
is participating, the Company agrees to indemnify, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, each such Holder of Registrable Securities, its
officers and directors and each Person who controls such Holder (within the
meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities,
expenses or any amounts paid in settlement of any litigation, investigation or
proceeding commenced or threatened to which each such indemnified party may
become subject under the Securities Act (collectively, "CLAIMS") insofar as such
Claim arose out of (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact
contained, on the effective date thereof, in any such registration statement,
prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement
thereto or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any
information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use
therein, by such Holder's failure to deliver a copy of the registration
statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto after the
Company has furnished such Holder with a sufficient number of copies of the same
or by such Holder's failure to comply with applicable securities laws. In
connection with an underwritten offering, the Company will indemnify the
underwriters, their officers and directors and each Person who controls the
underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as
provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Holders of Registrable
Securities.
(b) In connection with any registration statements for a Demand
Registration in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, each
such Holder will furnish to the Company in writing such customary information as
the Company reasonably requests for use in
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connection with any such registration statement or prospectus (the "SELLER'S
INFORMATION") and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, will
indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls
the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any and all
Claims to which each such indemnified party may become subject under the
Securities Act insofar as such Claim arose out of (i) any untrue or alleged
untrue statement of material fact contained, on the effective date thereof, in
any such registration statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto, (ii) any omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements regarding Seller's Information therein not misleading or
(iii) any failure on the part of the Holder to comply with applicable securities
laws; provided that with respect to a Claim arising pursuant to clause (i) or
(ii) above, the material misstatement or omission is contained in such Seller's
Information; provided, further, that the obligation to indemnify will be
individual to each Holder and will be limited to the amount of proceeds received
by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such
registration statement.
(c) Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder will (i) give
prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to
which it seeks indemnification (but the failure to provide such notice shall not
release the indemnifying party of its obligation under paragraphs (a) and (b),
unless and then only to the extent that, the indemnifying party has been
prejudiced by such failure to provide such notice) and (ii) unless in such
indemnified party's reasonable judgment, based on written advice of counsel, a
conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist
with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense
of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. An
indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense
of a claim will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one
counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to
such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party, based on
written advice of counsel, a conflict of interest may exist between such
indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such
claim.
(d) The indemnifying party shall not be liable to indemnify an
indemnified party for any settlement, or consent to judgment of any such action
effected without the indemnifying party's written consent (but such consent will
not be unreasonably withheld). Furthermore, the indemnifying party shall not,
except with the prior written approval of each indemnified party, consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to each
indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect of such claim or
litigation without any payment or consideration provided by each such
indemnified party.
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(e) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is
unavailable to an indemnified party under clauses (a) and (b) above in respect
of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each
indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Company
(if any), the underwriters, the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other
sellers participating in the registration statement from the sale of shares
pursuant to the registered offering of securities for which indemnity is sought
but also the relative fault of the Company, the underwriters, the sellers of
Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the registration
statement in connection with the statement or omission which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company (if any), the
underwriters, the sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers
participating in the registration statement shall be deemed to be based on the
relative relationship of the total net proceeds from the offering (before
deducting expenses) to the Company (if any), the total underwriting commissions
and fees from the offering (before deducting expenses) to the underwriters and
the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) to the
sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the
registration statement. The relative fault of the Company, the underwriters, the
sellers of Registrable Securities and any other sellers participating in the
registration statement shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Company or by the sellers of Registrable Securities and the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(f) The indemnification provided for under this Agreement will remain
in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such
indemnified party and will survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities.
9. PARTICIPATION IN UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS. No Holder may
participate in any registration hereunder which is underwritten unless such
Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's securities on the basis provided in any
underwriting arrangements approved by the Holder or Holders entitled hereunder
to approve such arrangements, (b) as expeditiously as possible notifies the
Company of the occurrence of any event as a result of which any prospectus
contains an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading and (c) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of
attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably
required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.
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10. TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights granted to any Holder
under this Agreement may be assigned to any permitted transferee of Registrable
Securities, in connection with any transfer or assignment of Registrable
Securities by a Holder; provided, however, that: (a) such transfer is otherwise
effected in accordance with applicable securities laws, (b) if not already a
party hereto, the assignee or transferee agrees in writing prior to such
transfer to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the
transferor, and (c) such transferee shall own Registrable Securities
representing at least 25,000 shares of Common Stock (as adjusted for any
combinations, consolidations, stock distributions, stock dividends or other
recapitalizations with respect to such shares).
11. INFORMATION BY HOLDER. Each Holder shall furnish to the Company
such written information regarding such Holder and any distribution proposed by
such Holder as the Company may reasonably request in writing and as shall be
reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification or
compliance referred to in this Agreement and shall promptly notify the Company
of any changes in such information.
12. EXCHANGE ACT COMPLIANCE. The Company shall comply with all of the
reporting requirements of the Exchange Act then applicable to it and shall
comply with all other public information reporting requirements of the
Commission which are conditions to the availability of Rule 144 for the sale of
the Registrable Securities. The Company shall cooperate with each Holder in
supplying such information as may be necessary for such Holder to complete and
file any information reporting forms presently or hereafter required by the
Commission as a condition to the availability of Rule 144.
13. TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. All registration rights
granted under this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and
effect, as to any particular Holder, at such time as all shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock held by such Holder are
saleable under Rule 144(k).
14. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Company will not hereafter
enter into any agreement with respect to its securities which is inconsistent
with or violates the rights granted to the Holders of Registrable Securities
in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Initiating Holders
who hold at least 50% of the Registrable Securities collectively held by the
Initiating Holders.
(b) REMEDIES. Any Person having rights under any provision of
this Agreement will be entitled to enforce such rights specifically to
recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this
Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by law. The parties hereto
agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate
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remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement and that any party may
in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent
jurisdiction (without posting any bond or other security) for specific
performance and for other injunctive relief in order to enforce or prevent
violation of the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that in no
event shall any Holder have the right to enjoin, delay or interfere with any
offering of securities by the Company.
(c) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only with the prior
written consent of the Company and Initiating Holders who hold at least 50%
of the Registrable Securities collectively held by the Initiating Holders (in
which case, such amendment shall be binding upon all Holders, including
Holders that did not specifically consent to the amendment); provided,
however, that without the prior written consent of all the Holders, no such
amendment or waiver shall reduce the foregoing percentage required to amend
or waive any provision of this Agreement.
(d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. All covenants and agreements in this
Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto will bind and inure to
the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto,
and shall inure to the benefit and be enforceable by each Holder of
Registrable Securities from time to time. In addition, whether or not any
express assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are
for the benefit of Holders of Registrable Securities are also for the benefit
of, and enforceable by, any permitted transferee of Registrable Securities in
accordance with Section 10 hereof.
(e) SEVERABILITY. Whenever possible, each provision of this
Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be
prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.
(f) COUNTERPARTS; FAX SIGNATURES. This Agreement may be executed
in two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures
of more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together will
constitute one and the same Agreement. This Agreement may be executed by a
signature page delivered by fax transmission, which shall have the same
effect as if the signature page was an original.
(g) DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The descriptive headings of this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of
this Agreement.
(h) GOVERNING LAW. All questions concerning the construction,
validity and interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by the laws of
the State of New York without
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regard to principles of conflicts of laws, except that all issues concerning the
relative rights of the Company and its shareholders shall be governed by Nevada
State Law, without giving effect to the principles thereof relating to conflicts
of laws.
(i) NOTICES. All notices, demands and requests of any kind to be
delivered to any party in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or if
sent by nationally-recognized overnight courier or by registered or certified
airmail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid or by facsimile
transmission, addressed as follows:
(j) if to the Company, to:
Photogen Technologies, Inc.
0000 Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: President
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxx
Suite 3600
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
(ii) if to a Holder, to such Holder's most recent address in the stock
records of the Company.
(k) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the full and
entire understanding understanding and agreement between the parties with
regard to the subject matter hereof.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement as of the date first written above.
PHOTOGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President
HOLDER
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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